O'ROURKE FIELD, W. QUINCY - For the Local 103 softball team, playing the Hammers has been nothing short of a nightmare for the past six seasons. Since 2002 the Carpenters have owned Local, losing only once in 16 games and eliminating them in the playoffs the past two.
For one night they turned the tables.
In one of the finest displays of hitting the Hammers have seen all season, the Electricians opened the first on fire, scoring 8 runs before making an out. When the dust settled it was 11-0 after half an inning.
It was the 2nd most runs given up by the Hammers to start a game since a 17 run first inning by the Chefs last season.
"They've always been a good hitting club," said GM/C/OF Tom Fratolillo "But that was insane. What happened against the Chefs last season was understandable... we made a ton of errors. Tonight, every ball was crushed. The entire lineup hit. This was the best we've seen them play, it was their night."
The Hammers made a gallant effort to catch up but could only match Local for 13 runs the rest of the way en route to the 27-15 set back.
It was a night in which the M.C. Club found themselves in unfamiliar surroundings on several fronts. The team was staring at a run-rule shortened game before rallying for three runs in the fith to continue play. The club has been run-ruled twice (Flanagans's 22-7 in '03 & the Chefs 19-4 in '06) and were under the rule only one other time as well (Crabby D's 34-22 loss in '04).
The loss was the first ever at O'Rourke for the Black & Orange and gave them 5 losses on the season for the first time in team history.
Recap on the game to come.
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